charades, ( used with a singular verb ) a game in which the players are typically divided into two teams, members of which take turns at acting out in pantomime a word, phrase, title, etc., which the members of their own team must guess.

a word or phrase acted out in this game.

a blatant pretense or deception, esp. something so full of pretense as to be a travesty.

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deception , disguise , fake , farce , make-believe , mimicry , pageant , pantomime , parody , pretension , pretentiousness , put-on , travesty , trick , enigma , game , picture , pretense , puzzle , riddle